variants also nannie
as in nurse
a girl or woman employed to care for a young child or children wrote a memoir recounting her days as a nanny for the rich and often indiscreet

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Recent Examples of nanny That evening, their nanny discovered their son’s nursery empty. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 Pettifer was the stepson of a former nanny to the Royal Family, which led Prince William, son of King Charles, to express his shock and sadness at the death. Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025 Prince William shared his condolences to the family of his former nanny after her stepson was killed in the New Year’s terror attack in New Orleans. Sophia Vento, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2025 The final victim in the deadly New Orleans truck attack on New Year’s Day has been identified as the stepson of Prince William’s former nanny. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for nanny 

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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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